Globe empowers employees, customers for #GlobeOfGood
Volunteerism has been a key part of Globe’s corporate culture through its various employee engagement programs. The company encourages its employees and customers to actively support community engagement programs this International Volunteer Day (IVD).
IVD, as mandated by the United Nations General Assembly, is an annual celebration marked every December 5 and is viewed as a chance for volunteers and organizations to share knowledge and promote their work among their communities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, government authorities, and the private sector.
Globe embeds the spirit of bayanihan or “civic unity and cooperation” in its corporate culture through the Volunteer Time-Off (VTO) program – a benefit that allows employees to volunteer at least once a year in their chosen advocacy or community.
The company has opened numerous channels for its employees and stakeholders to share their time, talents, and resources. Globe pivoted efforts by promoting digital volunteerism through fundraising using digital platforms such as GCash and Globe Rewards.
Currently, Globe is holding another internal fundraising campaign called The Purpose Tree, which supports hunger alleviation and livelihood initiatives of the Ayala Foundation and its partners under the #BrigadangAyala: Ka-Akay Program. The program aims to assist 10,000 families of displaced workers in the National Capital Region.
This December, the #ForFutureHeroes program is opening donations through Globe Rewards via the new GlobeOne app. Globe Platinum hopes to expand its reach to other education-focused advocacies such as the Ayala Foundation, Teach for the Philippines, and the Hero Foundation.
Globe and TM customers can donate their Rewards points to various advocacies through the new GlobeOne app.
Alfamart partners with Manila Catering for new Alfa Freeze frozen snacks
Alfamart, the first and only Super Minimart chain in the Philippines, in partnership with the Manila Catering Corporation (MCC) recently launched Alfa Freeze, a line of frozen snacks exclusively available in Alfamart branches.
Alfa Freeze’s pioneer products are Frozen Choco Banana, which consists of saba or a sweet plantain dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with marshmallows; Frozen Ube Banana, which is saba dipped in ube chocolate and pinipig; Frozen Strawberry Banana, which is saba dipped in strawberry chocolate and topped with rainbow sprinkles; and Frozen Cookies and Cream Banana, which is saba dipped in cookies and cream chocolate, speckled with chocolate cookie chunks.
The product was made possible through a collaboration with the MCC, one of the premier caterers in the country. The family-run business, owned by the Baron family, has a 32 year legacy and has catered for thousands of private events and provided food for institutional partners and airport lounges.
MCC also credited Alfamart as their “saving grace” during the pandemic. The catering industry was one of the most affected by the continued quarantines. “They gave us an opportunity to start a new partnership despite the pandemic and all the lockdowns,” Baron said. “They also gave us a head start to focus on food manufacturing, by giving us the opportunities to develop more products for them and innovating together as a team,” he concluded.
Alfamart currently has over 1100 branches, located mostly in Central and Southern Luzon.
Plasmacluster ion air purifier: next generation health essential
Sharp Corporation has developed a wide variety of Plasmacluster Ion Air Purifier products for different uses and locations depending on consumer’s needs such as Air Purifiers with Humidifier, Dehumidifier, Mosquito Catcher, Car Ion Generators, and Wall-mounted Ion Generator for big spaces.
The PCI technology deactivates airborne viruses and bacteria by up to 99.9%.
It also eliminates unpleasant odors, moisturizes the skin, and reduces static electricity. The Sharp Plasmacluster Ion Technology generates positive and negative ions and is released in large volumes into the air that deactivates viruses like Covid-19 that could harm your family.
In addition, it comes with a HEPA filter that helps capture small particles such as dust, pollen, pet dander, mold, and any other particles with a size of 0.3 microns.
True to their word, Sharp truly cares for its customers; it is one of the reasons why Sharp continuously innovates its Air Purifier product line.
CIMB Bank at 3
CIMB Bank Philippines marks its third year anniversary in the country.
Since its establishment in 2018, the bank has grown to become a leading force in the industry.
CIMB Bank Philippines pioneered 24/7 banking and gave Filipinos a mobile-first banking experience. It also spearheaded the offering of high savings interest rates, no maintaining deposit balance, and zero fees.
The bank, through its personal loans offering, also made lending easy by enabling Filipinos to digitally apply for a personal loan of up to P1 million with just one identification card and 1 payslip.
By partnering with GCash, CIMB Bank has also powered GCredit, which enables customers to get a credit line with just one identification card, allowing credit access for the unbanked segment without needing a formal income document. More recently, CIMB Bank also launched REVI Credit, a first-of-its-kind, on-demand, digital revolving credit line that lets customers pay bills, convert their credit line into cash or a term loan, and soon, shop online on credit and pay for online goods in installments through its Buy Now and Pay Later feature.
Acer offers discounts, freebies
Consumers and fans are in for a treat as Acer goes all out with their “Holidays at Home” Sales and Raffle Promo. Up for grabs are discounts on select Acer and Predator models of laptops, desktops and accessories; freebies such as IKEA gift cards worth up to P5,000 or a Smart Bro LTE Pocket Wi-Fi with every purchase and the chance to win two home makeover packages from IKEA, each worth over P100,000.
To kick-off the holiday shopping festivities, Acer released its holiday anthem titled “Live It Up” performed by Pinoy pop super group SB19 with the music video shot inside IKEA Pasay City, the world’s largest IKEA store. Also featured in the music video are Cong and Team Payaman, Kang Dupet, Een Mercado, Reg Rubio, Maggiekarp, burg, and other Acer and Predator ambassadors.
SB19 joined fellow Acer ambassadors Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, Janina Vela, rapper-singer Josue, and Predator ambassador Ashley Gosiengfiao at a live event held December 3.
Every purchase of these Acer products qualifies one to join the Acer “Holidays at Home” raffle with two grand prizes: two (2) IKEA makeover packages worth P100,000 including free consultation with an IKEA PH design specialist. There will also be three winners of Acer Aspire Vero laptops each worth P41,999, ten winners of P12,000 worth of Smart Call & Text card and five winners of the Smart Bro 5G Rocket WiFi.
The “Holidays at Home” promo is valid from November 15 to December 31. The raffle will take place on January 14, 2022.
Beko sends love this Christmas
Beko will have its biggest promo this year with a grand appliance showcase and other exciting prizes from the European appliance brand all worth over P1 million.
Every purchase of any Beko product in a single receipt from All Home, Anson’s, Asian Home, Fair N Square, Goldtech, Greatworld, HAT, Lazada, Robinsons, Savers, Shopee, SM Appliance and Western Appliance from November 15 — December 15 entitles a customer to join the raffle promo.
Single receipt purchases of Beko products amounting to P10,000 and up are entitled to join the raffle. For purchases worth P10,000 — P26,000- one raffle entry; P26,001-P40,000- two raffle entries; P40,001 and above- three raffle entries.
The Grand Prize will be a Beko Home Appliance Showcase, which includes a Beko 22.7 cu ft inverter side by side refrigerator (P61,990), Beko 60 cm wall-mounted hood (P19,990), Beko 60 cm freestanding cooker with 4 vitroceramic hobs multi-functional oven (P51,990), Beko 10.5 kg frontload washing machine (P42,990), Beko 8kg airvented frontload dryer and 1.5HP inverter split-type airconditioner (P36,990).
Other prizes include 2 units of Beko 22.7 cu ft inverter side by side refrigerator (P61,990), 5 units of Beko 2HP inverter split-type airconditioner (P46,990), 12 units of Beko 11.1 cu.ft inverter chest freezer (P20,690), 50 units of Beko 2200W steam iron (P2,990) and 30 units of Beko 1000W 10-cup thermo carafe coffee maker (P2,190).
Winners will be announced after the raffle draw on December 17 at 11am via Zoom with DTI representative.
Luxury Lifestyle awardee
Livingsprings Communities Realty andDevelopment Corp. (LCRDC) was recently named Best Luxury Real Estate Developer in the Philippines at the prestigious Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2021 based in New York, USA.
“Winning the Best Luxury Real Estate Developer in this years’ Luxury Lifestyle Awards means so much to us because it shows that if we just focus on working with passion in the spirit of wanting to do our best and giving more, our efforts will eventually get noticed. We believe that providing homes where people and families can thrive and feel the love is what God designed us to do, and we just need to do it as best we can,” said managing director Monique Albert-Lopez
Besides excellence and reputation, the selection criteria for the category included personalization, uniqueness, craftsmanship, location, security, amenities, credibility, sustainability and recommendations from other associated luxury professionals.
